Speaking at the session '4 Saal Kitna Kamaal?' of 'Mumbai Manthan', Devendra Fadnavis said the Shiv Sena is a part of the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Maharashtra. "The Shiv Sena and the BJP would not have come together in the two governments if they had to contest separately. Those who understand politics know that no one enjoys burning his or her own house."

Talking about the criticisms of the Modi government and the BJP, the Maharashtra chief minister said politics is not decided by what is said or what is seen. "These are petty issues. Just day before yesterday [Shiv Sena chief] Uddhav Thackeray spoke on Hindutva. Which other party than the BJP talks about Hindutva?" he said.

Underplaying the discordant voices from the Shiv Sena leaders, Devendra Fadnavis said for the BJP it was a petty issue. "There is no fight between us," he said.

He claimed that Maharashtra will give maximum seats to NDA. "The future of the country will be decided by the people of India and Maharashtra."

Attacking the rivals, Devendra Fadnavis alleged that the credibility of the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has eroded.

Giving his opinion about the Ram temple, Devendra Fadnavis said it should surely be built. But the BJP believes in democracy and the case in sub-judice. "Our stand should be welcomed," he said.

He said the BJP government had done the maximum for the welfare for the Dalits. The Congress and the NCP governments, he said, had not even given an inch of land for the construction of a memorial of BR Ambedkar at the place of his 'parinirwan' (death) in 15 years of their rule in Maharashtra.

"On the other hand, I went to PM Modi who cleared the land in just three days. The construction of the site is in progress,"he said.

Devendra Fadnavis also claimed that his government had taken several steps for benefit of farmers. For instance, he said, the Congress and NCP governments in 15 years had extended help of Rs 7,000 crore while the BJP-Shiv Sena government provided assistance worth Rs 21,000 crore to farmers in just three years.

He said that the recent march from Nashik to Mumbai was not by the farmers but by the tribal people who were demanding land for agriculture. "We gave them land for agriculture."

The BJP has won the elections in the zila panchayats and gram panchayats because of the farmers, he said. "Farmers, Dalits, OBCs and Marathas are with us," he claimed.

Devendra Fadnavis sought to clear the air about the BJP's stand on Muslims. He claimed that the ruling party was neither against the Muslims nor for demolishing mosques.

"Our government has not demolished a single mosque in Maharashtra. We will be the first ones to oppose demotion of any mosque. But the Ram temple is of the Hindus," he said and alleged that the Congress practised dual standards on the issue.